I just have to post quickly and say that I am feeling MUCH better about this whole Christmas thing. I know, I have been complaining a LOT about the stress and drama, and I am sorry. That is not the way to conjure up Christmas spirit.
But I will say, that after I wrote last, and talked with DH about the whole Sunday thing with MIL and SIL...I feel at peace. I feel much more peaceful then I did when I first got off the phone with MIL. Something about time and mindset that seems to change the mood.
So, I have come to terms with the fact that we won't be going to the Aquarium for the afternoon, but instead, will have the family over for the Bears game...and that will at least be the family time I was looking for. Now, my DH is upset with them not wanting to go, but that is another story. At least we will be with family and we can always go to the Aquarium another time.
Now, if I could just catch up on some sleep. Miss J has been consistently waking up at 3:30 AM for the past 3+ weeks. At first it was her cold, then coughing, then I just thought we needed to get her back on a routine, then she has a double ear infection...yeah...so what the heck is going on. And it would be fine if she would fall back asleep, but she doesn't. And when she does go back to sleep, about 45 min later, I then can't sleep. Then when I get back to sleep, she wakes up again. By then it is 5 or 5:30 and we might as well get up. But instead I bring her to our and hope she will doze for awhile longer. Nope, she instead wakes up DH and then the whole family is awake at 6am. Come on! I wish I knew why she was waking up at the same stinking time every night (morning). She goes to bed by 7pm, and used to sleep until 6am or 7am no problem. Maybe one wake now and then, but I could let her cry a bit and she would fall back asleep.
Any suggestions on what to do or what it might be? My sleep is now depending on it. I am soo tired...and end up falling asleep at 8pm each night so I can catch up...which isn't making my DH too happy. HELP!!
OK, I have to get back to wrapping and cleaning...and I think Miss J might be hungry now.
Have a great Christmas. I thank you all for letting me vent and be a bit of a Grinch for a couple of weeks. I promise, after our trip I will be my old self again!!
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That's a hard one....I have no idea of what to tell you.
If letting her cry it out isn't working, then I'd ask your doctor. Maybe he/she can help. I know how hard that is for you....I'm so sorry. Good luck!!
Ethan was waking up quite a bit in the middle of the night at 2 1/2 years. I recall the night awakenings happening due to an onset of new milestones, such as language. He would wake up and want us to read books! Maybe Miss J is doing something similar as far as milestones go. As far as how to remedy them, I don't know if I have an answer to that. We would try to tuck him in and get him to settle down OR if he was adamant about a book, we'd quietly tell him a bedtime story to get him to calm down and go back to sleep. Hope this phase passes soon for you, as I know it makes for a tough night and morning!
Merry Christmas to you and your family!
Sorry you haven't been getting much sleep but I hope you have a wonderful Christmas and get some rest!
Glad to hear you feel a little better about everything. I hope you all had a wonderful time!
Merry Christmas!!!!
I know this is late but with being out of town, this is the first time I've really had a chance to check blogs. It stinks that you have been missing your sleep! I know how hard that can be! My only advice is to put her to bed later. When Mackenna started getting up in the middle of the night, my mom suggested pushing back her bed time. (She might not be needing as much sleep now that she's getting older.) So we started moving her bedtime from 8:00 to 8:30 (or 9:00 on weekends) and now she sleeps through the night. I hope you are able to come up with a solution so that you're able to get your sleep again! Good luck!
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